BlockDawt, Missouri
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1934 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Dawt Township. It lies in ZIP code area 65760. It lies near Big Hollow. The Survey maps it on the Udall quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
11 surveys from 13 printed sheetsMatched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.
- 1934 USGS Gainesville quadrangle1:62500
- 1934 USGS Gainesville quadrangle1:48000
- 1940 USGS Gainesville quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1945 USGS Harrison quadrangle1:250000
- 1949 USGS Harrison quadrangle1:250000
- 1954 USGS Harrison quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Harrison quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Harrison quadrangle1:250000
- 1968 USGS Udall quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1985 USGS Ava quadrangle1:100000
- 1985 USGS Harrison quadrangle1:250000
Fires near this place
39 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 39 fires within 5 miles of Dawt between 1992 and 2020, burning about 207 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 4 were recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 22 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 4 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 4 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Natural | 1 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 1995 | Equipment and vehicle use | 2.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 23 August 1995 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 27 July 1996 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 27 July 1993 | Equipment and vehicle use | 2.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 11 May 1997 | Arson/incendiarism | 50 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 6 April 1995 | Debris and open burning | 7.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 5 April 1995 | Debris and open burning | 4.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 4 April 1994 | Equipment and vehicle use | 6.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
7 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 7 workings within 5 miles of Dawt: 7 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Iron, Zinc, Lead, Zinc. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sharp Mine | Zinc | Past Producer | 1893 | |
| Unknown - Lead-Zinc | Lead, Zinc | Past Producer | ||
| Everett Mahan Prospect | Iron | Past Producer | ||
| Garrett Bank | Iron | Past Producer | ||
| L M Strong Pit | Iron | Past Producer | ||
| Price Land | Iron | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - Iron | Iron | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
1 since 2025Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Dawt in 1 storm report in 2025: 1 tornado. The reports record 3 deaths and 4 injuries. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 2025 | Tornado (EF3) | Dawt | 3 killed, 4 hurt, $2,000,000 | This is the continued path of the tornado that came out of Baxter County Arkansas. An EF-3 tornado with peak winds of 145 mph moved through Bakersfield, Missouri resulting in three fatalities and four injuries. In Ozark County, the tornado destroyed several homes and damaged dozens of other homes. Multiple cars were rolled 50 to 100 yards. Numerous trees were also uprooted including entire groves of trees destroyed. This tornado then moved northeast into Howell County. |
Nearest settlements
The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 740796. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.